#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 18:15:05 -0500 From: "Jeffrey J. Davis" To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: Blackened by Metallica Blackened by Metallica Transcription by Jeff Davis (4th revision) Notation: . - palm mute h - hammer on p - pull off ! - I used these to glue the dots to the page. Huh? (just ignore them). s/ - slide up these are used for normal s and ghost slides \ - slide down In general I tried to keep one dash '-' equal to a thirty-second note. Thus, |-0---0---0---0--- are eight notes and |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- are sixteenth notes. E||-- -|| B||-- -|| G||*- These mark the beginning and the *|| D||*- end of a section to be repeated. *|| A||-- -|| E||-- _|| --------|-------- --------|-------- --------|-3------ --------|-1------ ---1---^|(1)----- <--- this means the 1 should ring out in to the --------|-------- next measure while the 1 and 3 are played My transcription strictly notates the rhythm guitar for this song. The intro and solo are tabbed below my transcription. They were tabbed below by Matt Holliman bu345@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) and Vassilis Tzerpos (bpatr@theseas.ntua.gr) respectively. (addendum: In my second revision I tabbed my own version of the harmonies in the beginning of the solo. BLACKENED E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------2-------------x----| A|-1-----------2---3-3-----2-------------x----| E|-----2---3-----------1-----------------x----| ! . . . . . . E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||*----------------------------------------------------------| D||*-------------------------------------------------8--------| A||------7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7----| E||--0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------(6)-------| ! . . . . . ^ ! 2nd guitar play this ! 2nd time only E|----------------------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------------------|| G|---------------------------------------------------------*|| 3x D|---------------------------------------------------------*|| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7---8-----------2---3-3------|| E|-0-------0-------0---------------6---2---3-----------1----|| . . . . . . . . . 4th time E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------8------------| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7--------| E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------(6)------0----| ! . . . . . ^ . ! 2nd gtr play this E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-5---5-5-5-------5---5------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| A|-5---5-5-5-------5---5------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| E|-3---3-3-3---0---3---3------------|-3---3-3-3---0---2---2------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||*----------------------------------------------------------| D||*-------------------------------------------------8--------| A||------7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7----| E||--0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------(6)-------| ! . . . . . ^ ! 2nd gtr play this ! 2nd and 4th time only E|-----------------------------------------------------------|| B|-----------------------------------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------------------------------*|| 4x D|----------------------------------------------------------*|| A|------7-------7-------7---8---7---8-----------2---3-3------|| E|--0-------0-------0---------------6---2---3-----------1----|| ! . . . . . . . . . E||---------------------------------------------------|| B||---------------------------------------------------|| G||*-------------------------------------------------*|| 4x D||*-------------------------3-----------------------*|| A||--2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------2---1--------|| E||--0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---3-----------3----|| ! (.) . . . . . . . ! ^ ! palm mute 1st time only 1st verse E||---------------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------------| G||*--------------------------------------------------| D||*-------------------------3------------------------| A||--2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------2---1--------| E||--0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---3-----------3----| ! . . . . . . . E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------3------------------------| A|--2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------2---1--------| E|--0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---3-----------3----| ! . . . . . . . E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------3-----------------s------| A|--2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------1---4-/-5----| E|--0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---3-------2-/-3----| ! . . . . . . . 1st ending E|---------------------------------------------------|| B|---------------------------------------------------|| G|--------------------------------------------------*|| D|--------------------------3-----------------------*|| A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---1-----------2---1--------|| E|--3---3---3---3---3---3-------2---3-----------3----|| ! . . . . . . . . 2nd ending E|----------------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------------|| G|---------------------------------------------------*|| D|-------------------------3-------------s----s------*|| A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---1-----------12\--12\-------|| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3-------2---3---12\--12\-------|| ! . . . . . . . . ^ ^this slide done by a 2nd gtr. ! this slide done by 1st gtr and ! is carried out over the 2nd one. E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------8--------| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7----| E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0----------------| ! . . . . . E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7---8-----------2---3-3------| E|-0-------0-------0---------------6---2---3-----------1----| ! . . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------8--------| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7----| E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0------(6)-------| ! . . . . . ^ ! 2nd gtr E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-2---2---2---2----| E|-0---0---0---0----| ! . . . . 1st Chorus E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------|-7---------------5----------------| D|-9-----------------------7---7----|-7-------5---5---5-------5---5----| A|-7-----------------------7---7----|-5-------5---5---3-------5---5----| E|-------------------------5---5----|---------3---3-----------3---3----| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------------|-5-5-5-----------5-5-5------------| A|-4--------------------------------|-5-5-5-----------5-5-5------------| E|-2--------------------------------|-3-3-3-----------3-3-3------------| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-7---------------5----5-----------| D|-2-----------------------7---7----|-7-------5---5---5----5----5------| A|-2-----------------------7---7----|-5-------5---5---3----3----5------| E|-0-----------------------5---5----|---------3---3-------------3------| ! . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| A|-4--------------------------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| E|-2--------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---0---2---2------------| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------8--------| A|-----7-------7-------7---8---7-------7-------7-------7----| E|-0-------0-------0---------------0-------0----------------| ! . . . . . E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|------7-------7-------7---8---7---8-----------2---3-3------| E|--0-------0-------0---------------6---2---3-----------1----| ! . . . . . . . . . 2nd verse (same as 1st verse) 2nd Chorus (same as 1st chorus) E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----(last-line-of-the-chorus)-----|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| A|-4--------------------------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| E|-2--------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---0---2---2------------| ! . . . . . . E|------------------|--------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------|--------------|----------------------------------| G|------------------|--------------|-----Gtr1-------------------------| D|-3---3------------|-2-----------^|(2)--let-ring-for-the-------------| A|-3---3------------|-2-----------^|(2)--next-8-measures--------------| E|-1---1------------|-0-----------^|(0)----------------------0---5----| ! . 1 2 3 4 ^ ! 2nd Guitar E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----7----------------------------|-8---7----------------------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0---5---6----|---------0---0---0---0---0---5----| ! . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-1--------------------------------| A|-----7------------------s----1---^|(1)-------------------------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0--/6--------|-------------------------0---5----| ! . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|------------------------s---------|-8--------------------------------| A|-----7------------------/7--------|-----7----------------------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0-------6----|---------0---0---0---0---0---5----| ! . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-3------*-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-1-----s----s----s----s---------------| A|-----7------------------s----1---^|(1)--12\--12\--12\--12\---------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0--/6--------|-----12---12---12---12-------0---5----| ! . . . . 2 3 4 ! * slides actually done by ! 4 different guitars E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G||*----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D||*----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A||------7----------------------------|-8---7----------------------------| E||--6-------0---0---0---0---5---6----|---------0---0---0---0---0---5----| ! . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-1--------------------------------| A|-----7------------------s----1---^|(1)-------------------------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0--/6--------|-------------------------0---5----| ! . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|------------------------s---------|-8--------------------------------| A|-----7------------------/7--------|-----7----------------------------| E|-6-------0---0---0---0-------6----|---------0---0---0---0---0---5----| ! . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-1--------------------------------| A|-----7------------------s----1---^|(1)-----------------s-------s-----| E|-6-------0---0---0---0--/6--------|--------------------/6---0--/6----| ! . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-------2---2---2---2-----------^|(2)------2---2---2---2-----------^| E|-0-------0---0---0---0-----------^|(0)------0---0---0---0-----------^| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-8--------------------------------| A|(2)------2---2---2---2------s-----|-6--------------------------s-----| E|(0)------0---0---0---0------/6---^|(6)----------------------0--/6----| ! . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-------2---2---2---2-----------^|(2)------2---2---2---2-----------^| E|-0-------0---0---0---0-----------^|(0)------0---0---0---0-----------^| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-8--------------------------------| A|(2)------2---2---2---2------s-----|-6--------------------------s-----| E|(0)------0---0---0---0------/6---^|(6)----------------------0--/6----| ! . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-4-------4---4---4---4-----------^|(4)------4---4---4---4-----------^| E|-2-------2---2---2---2-----------^|(2)------2---2---2---2-----------^| ! . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------*|| D|----------------------------------|-10-------------------------------*|| A|(2)------4---4---4---4------s-----|-8------------------s--------------|| E|(0)------2---2---2---2------/8---^|(8)---------------12\-----0---5----|| ! . . . ! play this second time---> 12\-----12\------|| ! s s 1st time E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------| G|-9-----------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4------------| A|-7-----------5-----------3-------^|(3)--2------------| E|----------------------------------|---------3---2----| ! . . E|----------------------------------|--------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------| G|-------------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4--------------------| D|-2-----------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4--------------------| A|-2-----------5-----------3-------^|(3)--2--------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|-----------------3---2----| ! . . 2nd, 3rd and 4th times E||-----------------------------------|------------------| B||-----------------------------------|------------------| G||*-------------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4------------| D||*-2-----------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4------------| A||--2-----------5-----------3-------^|(3)--2------------| E||--0--------------------------------|---------3---2----| ! . . E|----------------------------------|--------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------|| G|-------------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4-------------------*|| D|-2-----------7-----------5-------^|(5)--4-------------------*|| A|-2-----------5-----------3-------^|(3)--2--------------------|| E|-0--------------------------------|-----------------3---2----|| ! . . Solo 6x E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| B||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| G||*----------------------------------|---------------------------------*|| D||*----------------------------------|----------------------------s----*|| A||--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/3----|| E||--0---3---0---2---0---3---0---2----|-0---3---0---2---0---3------------|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------4---5----------| A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3----------| E|-0---3---0---2---0---3---0---2----|-0---3---0---2---0---3------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| A|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------|-5---5-5-5-------4---4------------| E|-3---3-3-3---0---2---2------------|-3---3-3-3---0---2---2------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-3---3------------| A|-3---3------------| E|-1---1------------| . E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G||*----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D||*----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A||------7-------7-------7-------7----|-----5-------5-------5-------5----| E||--0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------| .